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Selections for Thurles – Feb. 19th 2026
1.32: ROCKBROOK – EW – (TIERNAN POWER-ROCHE (3)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 2.07: KARIA DE BLAISES (PAUL TOWNSEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.42: PLAIN OR BATTERED – EW – (PAULINE ELVIN (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.17: TIMELESS TREATY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.52: RUSTY HARKNESS (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.23: THE BANGER DOYLE – EW – (OLIVE QUEALLY (7)/JOHN QUEALLY) 4.53: MARY O’G (JOHN…
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Come on Ireland – must do better
If you were to stick to the rudiments of teams and individuals representing the nation in major sporting events, with the exceptions of Katie Taylor, Kellie Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and the horse racing set, the above headline remains wholly applicable. Admittedly, the idea of sports persons being ‘role models’ has always been hogwash…
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Selections for Punchestown – Feb. 18th 2026
1.40: STRAIGHT JOHN (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: COURT COMPLIANCE (PHILIP BYRNES/BILL DURKAN) 2.45: BABY KATE (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.15: HOW’S HANNAH (PADDY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.45: ONTHEROPES (CHARLIE MULLINS (7)/TOM MULLINS) 4.15: DRIVEONWILL – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 4.45: GILI ISLAND (HARRY SWAN/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Martin I. Kelly – Dunboyne and Dunshaughlin – RIP
It can probably be fairly safely assumed that it was a parent or a similar leadership figure who first planted the love of sport within. It certainly was with yours truly, and while that initially manifested as da bringing me to internal matches involving my own class mates in primary school. That then evolved to…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Feb. 16th 2026
1.50: FANCY GIRL – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.20: WESTOFTIGNESS – EW – (CONOR STONE-WALSH/JOHN MCCONNELL) 2.50: JIGORO (JAMES SMITH (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.20: PLAIN OR BATTERED – EW – (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.50: LYNCH’S KNOCK (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.20: OLE OLE (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.50: MISS LIA (TIERNAN POWER-ROCHE (3)/PHILIP ROTHWELL)
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Goals make major difference as Shiel secures a winning start
MEATH…2-09 WESTMEATH…1-06 New Meath Intermediate camogie manager Stephen Shiel saw his reign get off to a winning start when his charges produced a stirring second half to gain the upper hand on the neighbours in the opening round of the Very Ireland National Camogie League in Mullingar on Saturday afternoon. The locals opened the brighter,…
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Flynn has the final say again as Meath underpin progression
MEATH… 1-20 LOUTH… 0-22 Call it guts, knowhow, balls or whatever you want. The bottom line is that this Meath team has copious amounts of that something which has always enabled those in green and gold to go above and beyond and prove they’re as good as anybody. Now, the said qualities have a couple…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Feb. 14th 2026
12.45: MADNESS DELLE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.20: KAWABOOMGA (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.55: BALLY FREE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.30: THE KING OF PRS (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.05: LUCIOLE DE BORDES (PADDY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.40: IMPARRE ET PASSE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.15: CHAMPAGNE JURY – W/O FAV – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.50: BECKETT ROCK (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE…
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Musical chairs again ahead of Round 3
It’s a case of he stepped out, and he stepped in again for Meath ahead of Saturday evening’s National Football League reunion with Louth at Croke Park. In essence, that means that the Royal County have reverted to the side originally named to take on Cavan nearly a fortnight ago. Meaning that James Conlon –…
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Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 13th 2026
4.28: SPORTING HERO – EW – (ELIZABETH GALE (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 5.00: UNA MATATA – EW – (ADAM CAFFREY/ADO MCGUINNESS) 5.30: HEARTBEAT SUPREME (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 6.00: ALEX BELARDO – EW – (SIOBHAN RUTLEDGE (3)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 6.30: FRIENDLY INVOICE (JAMES RYAN/CONOR MAXWELL) 7.00: PALMEZZANO – EW – (JOEY SHERIDAN/DENIS HOGAN) 7.30: LIMESTONE RED (HUGH HORGAN (5)/TRACEY…
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